ML20149G073
| ML20149G073 | |
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| Site: | Oyster Creek, 05000000, Crane |
| Issue date: | 02/10/1988 |
| From: | Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Epstein E, Stuchinski V THREE MILE ISLAND ALERT |
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| NUDOCS 8802180106 | |
| Download: ML20149G073 (3) | |
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TMI-2 R/F (w/cy incoming)WRussell, RI l
315 Puffer Street EDO #003418 SECY(3)#88-16 i
Harrisburg, PA 17102 DMossburg,PMAS(E00f003418 w/cy incoming)
Dear Ms. Stuchinski and Mr. Epstein:
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I am responding to your December 18, 1987 letter to the Secretary of the l
Comission in which you expressed concern over the recently announced i
reorganizationofHRCstaffingatThreeMileIsland(TMI) Unit 2.
Let me assure you that the NRC plans to continue appropriate regulatory oversight of the cleanup activities at THI-2.
Since the March 28, 1979 accident at THI-2, the Commission has placed a high priority on ensuring that the cleanup l
of the facility is carried out safely and expeditiously. NRC staff members located et the TMI-2 site, at Headquarters, and in our Region I office have provided coordinated and thorough regulatory oversight of the cleanup activities. As the cleanup has progressed and the potential health and-safety risks have been reduced, the number of HRC personnel assigned exclu-sively to THI-2 has been gradually reduced.
The current reorganization, l
which will further reduce but not eliminate NRC's onsite staffing at TMI, is a continuation of this deliberate process.
It is being carried out in recognition of both the current status of the cleanup and the agency's need i
to use its limited resources efficiently.
The planned reorganization recognized NRC's assessment that the licensee has been carrying out cleanup operations safely and has generally been in conform-ance with applicable NRC regulatory requirements.
The licensee's management has been conducting the cleanup in a technically competent manner with a conservative approach to ensuring safety.
As a measure of this, offsite radiological releases throughout the cleanup have been maintained well below NRC limits. The licensee's radiological control organization, which has been faced with complex post-accident and radiological hazards, has also been successful in limiting the radiation dose received by cleanup workers.
i The NRC remains committed to carrying cut its responsibilities at THI-2.
We are confident that NRC personnel stationed at the TMI site, at the Region I office, and at NRC Headquarters will continue to provide effective regulatory oversight of the cleanup activities.
Sincerely, original cigned by, 7ho:ca E. Itirley.
Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 5
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL TICKET PAPER NUMBER:
CRC-88-0016 LOGGING DATE: Jan 11 88 ACTION OFFICE:
EDO AUTHOR:
V.K. Stuchinski & E Epstein AFFILIATION:
TMIA LETTER DATE:
Dec 18 87 FILE CODE: Per-2
SUBJECT:
Reservations about the proposed staff reduction at TMI unit 2 ACTION:
Appropriate DISTRIBUTION:
SPECIAL HANDLING: None NOTES:
Please advise SECY of action taken DATE DUE:
SIGNATURE:
DATE SIGNED:
AFFILIATION:
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